Which to use
“cargada” and “cargadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,803
- “cargada” frequency rank
- #17,892
- “cargadas” frequency rank
- 28695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargada | cargadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cargado, participio de cargar. | Forma del femenino plural de cargado, participio de cargar. |
Where the eye mixes cargada and cargadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cargada with cargadas
A purely visual mix-up. cargada ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and cargadas ([kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cargada” sits inside “cargadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargada is recorded at frequency rank #10,803, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. cargadas is at rank #17,892, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾˈɣ̞að̞as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28695, this pair ranks #220,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargada vs cargadas
Shared letters: acdgr. Private to "cargada": -. Private to "cargadas": s.
"cargada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cargadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cargada" and "cargadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cargada" or "cargadas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cargada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargada" and "cargadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cargadas vs carnada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #220,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.